Lunch menu from the Titanic auctioned for $88,000
A lunch menu from the Titanic has been auctioned for $88,000 (€79,000) in New York. The menu was saved by a first class passenger who survived the sinking of the ship. The owner, Abraham Lincoln …
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Postal deliveries may be disrupted due to a strike at An Post
Postal deliveries may be disrupted due to a strike in An Post. From midnight, staff who maintain key equipment in the four An Post mail centres will go on strike over cuts to pay. 36 …
Huge sinkhole opens up in the UK swallowing up a street
A huge 66ft sinkhole has opened in the UK. The hole in Fontmell Close, St Albans, Hertfordshire was ignored by the county council as they believed the hole would not get any bigger. At 1am …
Hit-and-run: Man sentenced to five years for hitting pensioners during high speed chase
A 26-year-old man who crashed a stolen car into two pensioners has been sentenced to five years in prison. Michael Sheahan, a father-of-two from Cliona Park in Moyross, was driving at high speed through the …
Despicable: Former US Attorney jailed for five year for possessing graphic images of abused children and babies
A former US attorney has been sentenced to two years and nine months for possession of images of child abuse in Sligo. Gardaí seized over 900 condemning images from the dwelling of Gerard Gilligan at …
Tallaght charity dedicated to homeless women and children set to close due to lack of Government funding
The Cuan Álainn facility in Tallaght costs €350,000 to stay open per year. The chairty currently has nine adults and eighteen children living in the refuge. The refuge itself released a statement that unless the …
Ed Sheeran has just announced some very exciting news
Ed Sheeran fans have been left deliriously excited after the singer’s most recent announcement. Ed Sheeran is set to host the MTV Europe Music Awards. Orange is the New Black star Ruby Rose will co-host the award …
Businesses in Sweden hope to bring in a 6-hour working day
In a bid to keep their workers happy, some businesses in Sweden plan to bring in a standard six-hour working day. The average worker in Ireland completes an 8.5 hour workday and clocks up 39 hours …
The delayed passport cards will be available from next month
Passport cards that will allow Irish people to travel within the European Union will be ready to roll out from next month. The card will allow the holder to travel within the EU without having …
A Man is in serious condition after crashing his van into a house in Dublin this morning
A man in his 30s has been seriously injured after the van he was driving crashed into a house in Dublin early this morning. The incident, which resulted in extensive damage to the van and the …
